- #1 Hell Architect: Prologue
97% matchVery Positive82% of 833 reviews2021
Dev: Woodland GamesPub: Leonardo Interactive
Windows
Hell Architect is a hell colony sim. Build and manage your hell. Take care of the sinners with funny cartoon-style tortures, fill their needs, develop buildings, gather resources, grow your population. Prologue is a free standalone version of the game 'Hell Architect'.
Why similar: Colony Sim 48.8%, Base Building 23%, Management 15.4%, Dark Humor 12.7%
- #2 Microtopia: Prologue
96% matchVery Positive94% of 122 reviews2024
Dev: Cordyceps CollectivePub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Become the hive mind of a robot ant colony in this free version of Microtopia! Use pheromone trails to create, automate and optimize supply chains for your ants to follow. Collect resources, produce goods, feed your queen, grow your colony and fly out to expand the species!
Why similar: Colony Sim 33.8%, Automation 21.8%, Base Building 16.6%, Crafting 13%, Resource Management 5.7%
- #3 Post-Apo Builder: Prologue
96% matchMixed69% of 434 reviews2023
Dev: Septarian Games
Windows
Discover a post-apocalyptic world Collect resources and manage people Build your colony on the remains of an oil tanker Prepare supplies and vehicles for a dangerous expedition. Complete challenging tasks from the council of elders
Why similar: Colony Sim 62.7%, Base Building 19.2%, Management 8.9%, Resource Management 4.2%, Simulation 2.6%
- #4 Chocolate Factory: Prologue
95% matchMostly Positive72% of 203 reviews2024
Dev: Tbjbu2
Windows
Build your dream Chocolate Factory among candy cane forests and gumdrop hills to produce the tastiest sweets. A delicious first-person factory automation game with a little exploration and combat. Confectionary conveyor belt heaven awaits! The free prologue for the full game!
Why similar: Automation 28.4%, Base Building 21.6%, Crafting 17.5%, Management 14.1%, Resource Management 7.2%
- #5 Ascent of Ashes
94% matchMostly Positive71% of 302 reviews2025
Dev: Vivid Storm Interactive
Windows
A colony sim set in a post-apocalyptic dystopia. Build and defend your base. Manage your survivors. Engage raiders, aliens, Remnant soldiers and other factions in real-time-with-pause combat. Or use stealth to outwit them. Explore the massive world. Survive at all costs
Why similar: Colony Sim 34.8%, Base Building 17.1%, Crafting 12.8%, Management 11.9%, Dark Humor 11.2%
- #6 The Riftbreaker: Prologue
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,125 reviews2020
Dev: EXOR Studios
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.
Why similar: Base Building 51%, Crafting 29.9%, Exploration 11.5%, Resource Management 6.5%, Action 1.1%
- #7 Mini Settlers: Prologue
92% matchVery Positive89% of 803 reviews2024
Dev: Knight Owl GamesPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Mini Settlers: Prologue is a free version of Mini Settlers. In this minimalist city builder, settle islands, construct cities, and design efficient logistic networks to fulfill your buildings' needs and fuel population growth to adventure into new worlds.
Why similar: Colony Sim 37%, Automation 24.5%, Base Building 18.5%, Management 9.8%, Resource Management 6.6%
- #8 Bloody Rally Show: Prologue
93% matchVery Positive90% of 88 reviews2020
Dev: Kodo Linija
Windows · Mac · Linux
Free introduction edition of Bloody Rally Show, a combat racing roguelite with epic driving physics, procedurally generated race tracks, daily challenge with ghost replays and more! No microtransactions, ever.
Why similar: Roguelite 54.2%, Dark Humor 45.8%
- #9 Dungeon Tycoon: Prologue
91% matchVery Positive96% of 370 reviews2024
Dev: Lunheim Studios
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Build your own dungeon and attract heroes from all over the realm in this free version of Dungeon Tycoon. Grow your business by exploiting every facet of your visitors' dungeon exploration experience. Will you be able to keep your evil dungeon business going?
Why similar: Base Building 42.3%, Management 41.8%, Dark Humor 10.1%, Simulation 5.8%
- #10 Dieselpunk Wars Prologue
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 175 reviews2020
Dev: Image Power S.A.
Windows
Dieselpunk Wars: Prologue is a free version of an epic vehicle building game, focused on combat with advanced physics and damage simulation. Use over 140 elements to build an awesome war machine. Build vehicles that ride on the ground, soar through the skies, or dive underwater. Prepare for combat!
Why similar: Crafting 37.2%, Simulation 26.2%, Indie 23.2%, Action 13.5%
- #11 Gunbot Diplomacy: Blast Off
89% matchVery Positive88% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: Sleepy SentryPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Splatter slimes, massacre mutants, and assemble your perfect Gunbot! Survive the wasteland in this top-down shooter roguelite by customizing your weapons on the unique upgrade grid, and pick from tons of build-defining modules and wacky bots for a new experience every run. Prologue teaser build.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 40%, Action Roguelike 25.8%, Roguelite 25.5%, Sci-fi 4.3%, Action 3.4%
- #12 Mr. Prepper: Prologue
90% matchVery Positive83% of 2,554 reviews2020
Dev: Rejected GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Mr. Prepper: Prologue is a free standalone version of the game Mr. Prepper, featuring an essential part of the story.
Why similar: Base Building 39.5%, Crafting 37.7%, Resource Management 15.1%, Simulation 7.7%
- #13 Astrometica: Prologue
87% matchVery Positive90% of 1,294 reviews2024
Dev: BeryMeryPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Astrometica: Prologue is the free game about surviving in space. You need to use your skills and tools to stay alive. There are many challenges to face, and you need to fight to survive. You also need to build a new base in space.
Why similar: Base Building 27.3%, Automation 26.6%, Crafting 17.6%, Resource Management 7.7%, Sci-fi 6.7%
- #14 Citizens: On Mars - Prologue
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 74 reviews2023
Dev: Redkar LimitedPub: CreativeForge Games
Windows
Experience the ultimate turn-based colony building game in Citizens: On Mars - Prologue! As the leader of a fledgling Martian settlement, your mission is to develop a thriving colony amidst the harsh and unforgiving environment of the Red Planet.
Why similar: Colony Sim 67.5%, Base Building 15.9%, Simulation 10.2%, Sci-fi 6.3%
- #15 Astro Colony
86% matchVery Positive81% of 2,654 reviews2026
Dev: Terad Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Explore endless Universe and create the most efficient constellation of colonies. Build conveyor systems to automate production. Take care of Astronauts and their needs! Establish new colonies as part of intergalactic simulation.
Why similar: Colony Sim 32.1%, Automation 22.3%, Base Building 20.2%, Crafting 9.4%, Resource Management 5.6%
- #16 Farlanders: Prologue
88% matchVery Positive93% of 288 reviews2021
Dev: Andrii Bychkovskyi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Prepare for your journey to Mars by building and managing a colony within the safety of Earth’s atmosphere. Hone your abilities to create a thriving community, terraform the land to suit your needs, and prove your capability for a larger mission. Get ready to launch in this prologue to Farlanders.
Why similar: Colony Sim 50.6%, Base Building 25.6%, Management 13.6%, Resource Management 6.6%, Simulation 3.6%
- #17 Towerful Defense: Prologue
86% matchVery Positive88% of 75 reviews2024
Dev: Mini Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A tower defense action roguelike where you control a single tower to fight against hordes of aliens coming from all directions. Pick your tower, equip up to 4 skills, and choose from a variety of traits and items to craft powerful builds that lead you to victory.
Why similar: Bullet Hell 40.3%, Roguelite 29.4%, Action Roguelike 27.1%, Action 3.1%
- #18 Rogue Factory
85% matchMostly Positive72% of 161 reviews2026
Dev: curried_functor
Windows
The AUTOMATION bullet heaven! Build your custom spellcasting factory and tear through endless waves of monsters. Unlock 20+ characters and 100+ golden totems to craft broken roguelite synergies and survive the swarm! Build, automate, autocast, OBLITERATE!
Why similar: Automation 28.6%, Action Roguelike 15.1%, Base Building 14%, Roguelite 13.2%, Management 9.5%
- #19 Dawn Apart
84% matchMostly Positive70% of 261 reviews2025
Dev: Industrial Technology and WitchcraftPub: Astra Logical
Windows
Dawn Apart is a space colony and factory sim with fully destructible environments. Mine, automate, and defend your settlers, or lead a rebellion against the very corporation pulling your strings…
Why similar: Colony Sim 39.5%, Automation 24.1%, Base Building 19%, Crafting 13.1%, Resource Management 2.1%
- #20 Ocean World: Eden Crafters Prologue
82% matchVery Positive91% of 7,488 reviews2024
Dev: Osaris Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Survive, craft, and automate in this free prologue set on one of the planets you can transform in Eden Crafters, an open-world game where you play solo or with friends to turn a hostile planet into a habitable haven for humanity.
Why similar: Automation 30.2%, Base Building 27.2%, Crafting 19.6%, Resource Management 7.1%, Exploration 5.5%
- #21 Gym Manager: Prologue
84% matchVery Positive80% of 239 reviews2024
Dev: Han GAMES
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Gym Manager: Prologue is a free simulation game where you can build, expand and manage your own Gym. To attract more clients - invest in new equipment, keep the room clean and sabotage your competitors.
Why similar: Management 38.9%, Base Building 32.5%, Resource Management 12.1%, Simulation 9.7%, First-Person 6.8%
- #22 Monsters Domain: Prologue
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 712 reviews2023
Dev: G-DEVS.com
Windows
Defend the Monsters’ Domain. Kill heroes and collect their treasures. Play the Monsters’ side and loot foolish warriors who dare to explore your realm. Build up your forces, upgrade them and equip them with better weapons, skills and tricks to lure and kill even more shiny forces of the light.
Why similar: Base Building 26.3%, Dark Humor 23%, Action Roguelike 21.8%, Management 11.2%, Crafting 9.1%
- #23 Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue
82% matchVery Positive93% of 1,554 reviews2020
Dev: Entertainment ForgePub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Gladiator Guild Manager: Prologue is a battle sim about managing your own Gladiator Guild in an epic fantasy world. Build and run your own guild, hire and train gladiators, develop unique tactics, manage resources, compete for the rank in the arena, and much more.
Why similar: Management 43.1%, Base Building 38.9%, Simulation 9.8%, Indie 8.2%
- #24 StarRupture
78% matchVery Positive81% of 12,866 reviews2026
Dev: Creepy Jar
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 24.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
StarRupture is a first-person open world base-building game with advanced combat and tons of exploration. Play alone or in a group on this sublime and ever-changing planet, extract and manage resources, create your complex industrial system and fight off hordes of alien monsters.
Why similar: Colony Sim 29.6%, Automation 23.6%, Base Building 18.9%, Crafting 14%, Sci-fi 5.4%
- #25 Oxygen: First Breath
80% matchVery Positive89% of 1,658 reviews2022
Dev: Turquoise Revival GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 40%
This is a free version of Oxygen, featuring the first 50 game-days. Build your city around the Oxygen Center and ensure your people's survival in a post-apocalyptic future, threatened by crack explosions, deadly winds, droughts and frosts. Lead your people and keep the Oxygen Center running!
Why similar: Colony Sim 40.8%, Base Building 24%, Management 12.2%, Crafting 9.7%, Resource Management 7.3%
- #26 Technicity: Prologue
81% matchVery Positive83% of 170 reviews2022
Dev: Osaris GamesPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Free Prologue to Technicity, a first-person city-building game with powerful tools that allow you to build faster and bigger. Design your own construction blocks and furniture in factories, terraform the open world, use vehicles to travel in cities that you or your friends create in solo or co-op.
Why similar: Automation 40.9%, Crafting 27.9%, Resource Management 8.5%, First-Person 8.1%, Exploration 6.7%
- #27 Shooting Range Simulator: Prologue
79% matchVery Positive92% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: Buffed GamesPub: KNGL Studio
Windows
Run your own Shooting Range. Manage your supplies, rent guns, and sell ammo packs. Expand and upgrade your shop; level up your popularity to get even better equipment. Open various cases and sell the skins you got from them. Join shooting tournaments and much more!
Why similar: Management 62.7%, First-Person 12.9%, Simulation 8.7%, Resource Management 7%, Action 5.4%
- #28 Police Chief Simulator: Prologue - Early Days
77% matchVery Positive86% of 442 reviews2026
Dev: Perfect Circle Team S.A.
Windows
Free introduction to the full Police Chief Simulator game takes you to Winston Springs Police Station! Handle incoming reports, renovate and expand the station, solve cases, and fight crime!
Why similar: Automation 49.9%, Simulation 20.3%, Action 13.1%, First-Person 10.6%, Indie 6.1%
- #29 Prison Simulator Prologue
78% matchVery Positive89% of 2,906 reviews2021
Dev: Baked Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Wanna find out what a prison riot looks like? Check a free stand-alone prologue for Prison Simulator. A story that is not available in the full game! Be warned: Police baton might not be enough to bring order to the prison halls.
Why similar: First-Person 46.5%, Simulation 31.6%, Action 21.9%
- #30 The Planet Crafter: Prologue
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,689 reviews2021
Dev: Miju Games
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Experience the first stages of terraforming an entire planet in this space survival open world terraforming crafting game prologue. Explore, survive, collect, build your base then create oxygen, heat and pressure to make an hostile planet livable for humanity.
Why similar: Base Building 34.1%, Crafting 25.4%, Automation 20.1%, Exploration 8.9%, Resource Management 6.5%
- #31 Biters & Bullets: Prologue
76% matchVery Positive90% of 352 reviews2022
Dev: Night Owls
Windows
Battle and survive hordes of monsters in this high octane casual game with rogue-lite elements. Defeat bosses, hot-wire cars and stack powerups. How long will you survive?
Why similar: Bullet Hell 30.8%, Roguelite 22.4%, Action Roguelike 21.9%, Vehicular Combat 20.9%, Action 2.9%
- #32 Terraformers: First Steps on Mars
75% matchVery Positive89% of 700 reviews2021
Dev: Asteroid LabPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Terraformers: First Steps on Mars is a free prologue of Terraformers, featuring an exclusive challenge to lead humanity's first attempt at settling the Red Planet.
Why similar: Colony Sim 48.7%, Roguelite 15.5%, Management 15%, Resource Management 8.3%, Sci-fi 8%
- #33 Scam Center Simulator: Prologue
73% matchVery Positive82% of 67 reviews2026
Dev: Jiao Games
Windows
Run your own scam centre and pay off your debt. Expand your business by recruiting workers through shady means. Bribe the police, trade with others, and use every strategy to survive in this city. Will you rise to power or fall under the pressure? The choice is yours.
Why similar: Automation 42.4%, Base Building 20.4%, Management 15.6%, Simulation 9%, Exploration 6.8%
- #34 Rise of Humanity: Prologue
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 82 reviews2021
Dev: Cybernetic Walrus
Windows
Experience the first events taking place in Rise of Humanity – a game that uniquely fuses turn-based strategy & deck-building. Build decks for each hero, collect, upgrade & merge powerful cards, and plan your strategy wisely to save humankind from the machines!
Why similar: Sci-fi 77.1%, Action 22.9%
- #35 MONOTONIA: First Contact
75% matchVery Positive91% of 69 reviews2023
Dev: GDH Studio
Windows
MONOTONIA: First Contact is a prologue-format experience, free and essential to pave the challenging and definitive cycle of MONOTONY. Work, pay your bills, and survive!
Why similar: Automation 89.2%, Simulation 10.8%
- #36 Viking Frontiers: Prologue
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 487 reviews2025
Dev: BLUM EntertainmentPub: GameHunters
Windows
Survival of your people - that's the only thing that matters. Become the leader of a newly founded Viking settlement and lead it to safety and glory. Gather, build, craft, hunt, raid and follow your Gods to endure hardships of nature and save your clan from violent destruction.
Why similar: Simulation 39.7%, First-Person 37.2%, Action 23.1%
- #37 >SYS//PURGE_
71% matchVery Positive89% of 113 reviews2026
Dev: tomo2515x
Windows
>SYS//PURGE_ is a free, fast-paced FPS inspired by 90's classics, with roguelike elements. Collect items, stay alive and descend deeper into the facility. You take control of an LN-X unit, a glitch breaks you out of the Overseer's control. Make it burn.
Why similar: Roguelite 42.1%, Military 32.8%, First-Person 9.4%, Action 8.8%, Indie 6.9%
- #38 Zombie Graveyard Simulator - Prologue
71% matchVery Positive88% of 201 reviews2025
Dev: threeWPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Manage your Graveyard by day as you bury and cremate bodies, maintain graves, fulfill visitor requests, grow crops, and unlock upgrades. When night falls, face relentless zombie hordes as you build defenses to protect your work and fight to survive in Zombie Graveyard Simulator - Prologue!
Why similar: Simulation 25.8%, Management 22.4%, Base Building 19.5%, First-Person 18.9%, Action 13.4%
- #39 Project Wunderwaffe: Prologue
74% matchMixed67% of 332 reviews2022
Dev: Weasel Games
Windows
Project Wunderwaffe: Prologue is some part of the full version of the game. The gameplay starts in the realities of World War II, the Soviets and Allies are coming. Your task in the game is to keep enemy troops as far away from your base as possible. Fight and survive!
Why similar: Base Building 38.2%, Military 36.5%, Management 22.7%, Action 2.6%
- #40 Anarchy: Wolf's law : Prologue
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 627 reviews2021
Dev: Anarchy GamesPub: Street's Game
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Anarchy: Wolf's Law – Action, fun, and total control! Capture territories, grow your business, and spread chaos throughout the world of Anarchy. Strengthen your grip on the regions, develop and establish production, crushing all those who stand in your way. A dynamic shooter with elements of RPG, survival, and management.
Why similar: PvE 47.6%, First-Person 14.6%, Indie 13.6%, Simulation 12.3%, Action 11.9%
- #41 Ignited Steel: Prologue
73% matchVery Positive94% of 92 reviews2022
Dev: YokaicadePub: Meteorbyte Studios
Windows
Ignited Steel is a mech roguelike turn-based-tactics game. This Prologue features a free standalone campaign where you will discover the origins of the robotic insurrection, as well as the new features added to the main game on Patch v1.1: Uprising.
Why similar: Roguelite 36.1%, Action Roguelike 35.3%, Mechs 28.6% ★
- #42 World Crafter TD: Prologue
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 102 reviews2024
Dev: Tbjbu2
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%
A highly addictive survival crafting tower defense game! Gather, craft, build turrets, shoot guns, and expand the land to defend against waves of enemies! The prologue for the full game, World Crafter TD!
Why similar: Automation 31.2%, Base Building 25.8%, Crafting 22.2%, Resource Management 9.2%, Exploration 6.8%
- #43 Space Architect
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 290 reviews2024
Dev: Albert WiatrPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Design your dream space station in Space Architect! Master the power of automation or 'hire' an army of crewmates to handle your ever-growing production. Mine asteroids, fabricate goods, and engage in interstellar trade to pay off the menacing Big Evil Corp. Will you thrive in the vastness of space?
Why similar: Colony Sim 34.9%, Automation 20.2%, Base Building 17.1%, Management 12.4%, Sci-fi 5.1%
- #44 DeepWeb Simulator: Prologue
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: Bull Games
Windows
DeepWeb Simulator: Prologue and start your dark trade! Start running your own dark world now. Source, process and sell illegal goods. Expand your inventory and take the restricted step of your dark trade empire.
Why similar: Management 53.3%, Resource Management 15.3%, First-Person 13.4%, Simulation 12.2%, Action 5.8%
- #45 Supermarket Simulator: Prologue
67% matchVery Positive94% of 4,681 reviews2024
Dev: Nokta Games
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Start running your own supermarket with Prologue already. Stock shelves, handle cashier tasks, process online orders, design & expand. Set the prices based on the market. Be prepared to face the consequences if you fail to make the nightly repayment to the gangs.
Why similar: Management 57.1%, Simulation 16.3%, Resource Management 11.7%, First-Person 10.9%, Indie 4%
- #46 Family Man: Prologue
72% matchVery Positive85% of 110 reviews2020
Dev: Broken Bear GamesPub: No More Robots
Windows
Family Man: Prologue is the free intro to the upcoming Family Man -- a dark, story-led RPG. You owe money to the mob... and they plan to collect.
Why similar: Dark Humor 45.8%, Action 28.6%, Exploration 13.9%, First-Person 11.7%
- #47 Tower Factory
67% matchVery Positive89% of 1,226 reviews2024
Dev: Gius Caminiti
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Tower Factory is a tower defense and automation game with roguelite elements. Optimize resource production using conveyor systems while defending against monster waves. Can you find and destroy the enemy tower before it's too late?
Why similar: Automation 27.3%, Base Building 18%, Roguelite 15.6%, Crafting 13.9%, Management 12.7%
- #48 Urbek City Builder: Prologue
68% matchVery Positive94% of 1,703 reviews2022
Dev: Estudios KremlinoisPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Urbek City Builder: Prologue is a free city building game where you can build your own neighbourhoods: from nightlife district to industrial district. Don't exhaust your natural resources before you have an educated population to build more efficient structures. Try it yourself for free!
Why similar: Management 59.6%, Resource Management 27.7%, Simulation 12.6%
- #49 Outpath: First Journey
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,694 reviews2022
Dev: David Moralejo SánchezPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Outpath: First Journey is a prologue chapter of the main game, Outpath. An experimental clicker base building game. Craft, gather & manage resources, build your base and buy more islands to exploit and expand!
Why similar: Automation 32.3%, Base Building 29.3%, Crafting 23.1%, Resource Management 9.8%, First-Person 5.5%
- #50 The Crust
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,637 reviews2024
Dev: VEOM StudioPub: Crytivo
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Automate a lunar base as you become the savior of humanity exploring the future on the moon. Mine, craft, research, and trade resources with Earth in this gripping narrative basebuilder.
Why similar: Colony Sim 33.7%, Automation 22%, Base Building 18.3%, Management 9.6%, Resource Management 5.7%
- #51 EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE
66% matchVery Positive94% of 1,395 reviews2023
Dev: CC ARTSPub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 40%
EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.
Why similar: Roguelite 43.5%, Action Roguelike 40.5%, Sci-fi 12%, Action 3.9%
- #52 Planetbase
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 10,370 reviews2015
Dev: Madruga Works
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 26.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Guide a group of space settlers trying to establish a base on a remote planet. Grow food, collect energy, mine resources, survive disasters and build a self-sufficient colony in a harsh and unforgiving environment.
Why similar: Colony Sim 54.3%, Base Building 24.2%, Management 7.3%, Resource Management 4.1%, Sci-fi 3.9%
- #53 Legitimate Space Corp Simulator LLC - Prologue
65% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: VHornet GamesPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
NOW HIRING: Station Manager! Run a totally-legit* space biz in Sector 7-G. Farm alien crops, refuel shady ships, and sell dangerously edible snacks. Perks: gloves, oxygen insurance**, and mild relevance. No exp needed. Apply today! *Legit status not valid in all sectors. **Terms apply.
Why similar: Management 43.9%, Dark Humor 19.3%, Simulation 13.9%, Sci-fi 13.2%, First-Person 6%
- #54 FrankenStorm TD: Prologue
68% matchVery Positive88% of 355 reviews2021
Dev: Doodad Games
Windows
Roguelite TD: all towers & enemies start the same, but you have 1 choice per wave affecting BOTH and stacking up for dramatic variance. Gradually salvage and make some choices permanent to build deeper strategies. Also a unique mazing challenge where wires and towers must be linked to a power source
Why similar: Base Building 54%, Roguelite 42.2%, Indie 3.9%